On August 17, 2017 the events on the occasion of 30 days before the beginning of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games started in the capital of Turkmenistan. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in all events, including the mass ecological action "A Day without motor transport", as well as in the ceremonies of the opening of social facilities. In the morning, the President of Turkmenistan kicked off the bike ride. The column headed by the head of state proceeded from the be...

A few weeks later, the regular 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly will begin its work in New York. According to the tradition that has been established for a number of years, on the eve of this important event of international life, Turkmenistan promulgates Priority positions that our country will hold and defend during the upcoming political season. Such openness, readiness to jointly solve urgent problems of modern world development, which have become a distinctive feature of...

On August 8, 2017, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov left for a two-day official visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan. At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, decorated with the State Flags of the two countries, officials greeted President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on Azerbaijani soil. From the airport the motorcade of the President of Turkmenistan went to the residence of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan "Zagulba". Here, in the square, a ceremony of an offi...

Tickets for the upcoming Ashgabat 2017 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games will go on sale across the country on Saturday 29 July. With more than 700,000 tickets available for more than 220 sessions, spectators will be able to watch the best athletes from Asia and Oceania compete over 12 days of competition and across 21 sports. All session, including preliminary rounds and medal events, can be found on the Sport Competition Schedule, which the public can reference to choose the events th...

On June 5, 2017, the three-day Central Asian International Environmental Forum, under the motto "The Initiative for Cooperation on Environment and Sustainable Development in Central Asia", began its work in the hotel "Yildiz" in Ashgabat. Representatives of the Central Asian governments, leaders and representatives of international and regional organizations, diplomatic missions working in Turkmenistan, leading experts in the field of environmental protection, representatives of the ecological...

Today, on the first of March, 2017 President of Turkmenistan left for Islamabad on a working visit to participate in the XIII Summit of the Heads of the States of the Economic Cooperation Organization member-countries. Current meeting of the Heads of States and the Governments, high-rank representatives of the ECO members and international organizations will be important phase in the activity of the Organization for analyses of the past work and definition of perspective future directions. ...

In connection with the posted content on the official website of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), the following is noted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Company’s message has tendentious and biased nature, is considered by us as an attempt to mislead all of us, regarding to the debt repayment obligations of the Company to the Turkmen side. In particular, the statements about the alleged violations of the contract from  State Concern «Turkmengaz», related to the...